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Would You Trust This Man With Your Neighborhood?
One morning in late June, real estate developer Bart Blatstein drove his black Cadillac to a mammoth vacant lot on 2nd Street just south of […]
Fracking With Pennsylvania: The Marcellus Shale Debate
Two Oscar nominees appearing on the same day. Probably a first for Honesdale High School. They’re here in the 5,000-resident seat of Wayne County at […]
Who Deserves a Statue — And Who Never Did? Philly’s Monument Lab May Have Answers
Just last August, a 34-year-old West Philadelphia painter named Joy Taney went door-to-door in Philadelphia’s Fairmount neighborhood and made an unusual request. She wanted people […]
Arlene Ackerman Profile: Queen Arlene
ARLENE ACKERMAN, OUR schools CEO, is small and sturdy, with large, soft, maternal eyes and a short bobbed haircut that is at once modern and […]
Mystery: Sideswiped
The parking lot looks different. Everything that I remember from that night seems a little off — the proximity where she died, the spot where […]
Philadelphia, Meet Your Future
My Philadelphia night out with Joey Sweeney starts at his very cool pad in Bart Blatstein’s NoLibs — that’s Northern Liberties for those of you […]
The Ultimate Guide to Boutique Strength Training Gyms in Philadelphia
If you’re looking to strength train in a smaller, more intimate setting, look no further. Whether you’re interested in weightlifting, CrossFit, open gym, or cardio-strength […]
Science and Religion Have Never Been More at Odds. Can Conshohocken’s Templeton Foundation Bridge the Divide?
One would think claims of performing miracles would have a bit more resonance. After all, billions of people today hinge their religious faith on Jesus […]
Help Me, Doctor! I’m a Philly Sports Fan
Back in May, as the Sixers were a few games away from snagging the best regular-season record in the Eastern Conference, sportswriter John Gonzalez took […]
Fact-Checking All of the Mysteries Surrounding Donald Trump and Penn
It was, it can be said without fear of exaggeration, a day that will live in infamy. When President Donald Trump emerged from his mysterious […]
20 Smart Transportation Ideas Reshaping Philadelphia (and Your Life)
Our city has reached a tipping point. Just look outside, in the streets, where rentable, shareable Indego bikes have come, conquered and multiplied. Meantime, regional […]
Subcultures: Killer Sex
Certain women in the city, as their clients know, provide a certain service. I met one of them recently at a coffee shop off South […]
Meet Mike Newall, Poet Laureate of the Opioid Epidemic
Mike Newall, the Philadelphia Inquirer metro columnist, is 40 years old, Irish, Catholic and intense. He is pleasant and kind but doesn’t often laugh; he […]
And Starring Michael Smerconish, as Himself
MICHAEL SMERCONISH IS on the toilet. It should be noted here that Michael Smerconish is not actually on the toilet, as in sitting on the […]
Catholics in Crisis: Sex and Deception in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia
"Is this true?" In February, at a hastily convened meeting of Catholic Church lawyers and administrators in Center City, that was the first question Cardinal […]